This Law Firm Publication by Jackson Lewis LLP discusses the City of Philadephia's new ordinance, the LGBT Equality Bill, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The ordinance makes it unlawful for an employer to fail to allow employees to dress according to their gender identity, or change an employee's name or gender on any employment forms or records on an employee's request, to the extent permitted by law. The ordinance is effective immediately; however tax incentives that the ordinance provides to businesses that offer LGBT-inclusive health care are effective beginning with the 2013 tax year. The LGBT Equality Bill makes Philadelphia the first city in the US to provide tax incentives for businesses to offer LGBT-inclusive health care.